Seeking Immortality in a Bizarre World-Chapter 579 - 574 The Last Barrier, The Sinister Bizarre Spider_1
"The Sealed Eastern Land is overwhelmed with too many Bizarre Demons and Bizarre Persons; it can hardly hold on any longer!"
Inside the Taiqing Sect, three Body Integration Realm cultivators gathered. Worry was evident on their faces as they spoke.
"Not enough people have been sent from the Great Sects, making it hard to maintain a strong defense."
"Who knows how much longer we can hold out..."
With three Sealed Lands having been breached, the Sealed Eastern Land had become the only remaining Sealed Land, the last line of defense for the Mysterious Realm. With the Sealed Eastern Land being the last, many Bizarre Demons could not recover to their complete state. Their combat power was ultimately inferior to what it was before the sealing.
Ironically, the Sealed Eastern Land was near the Taiqing Sect’s territory. It happened to be the Taiqing Sect’s Body Integration Realm cultivators’ turn on duty, and Mahayana Realm cultivators received timely news, which was why this place was spared disaster.
Although the Sealed Eastern Land survived, this was good for the Mysterious Realm but not so wonderful for the Taiqing Sect. The Taiqing Sect became the target that the Sinful Denizens collectively strove to attack. The Sinful Denizens threw a large number of Bizarre Demons into the Taiqing Sect’s territory. The Hidden Cultivation Association, along with powerful Bizarre Persons, stirred up trouble, desperate to liberate the Bizarre Demons in this final region.
The Sealed Eastern Land teemed with powerful individuals, and troubles were countless. Bizarre Demons rampaged within their own territories. The Taiqing Sect had to dedicate a significant portion of its power to guarding the Sealed Land while also dealing with problems within its own territory.
Neither the Sect’s territory nor the Sealed Land can be defended...
The only solution was to seek reinforcements from other Sects, to lend a hand and preserve the last Sealed Land of the Mysterious Realm.
The other Sects were not sanctuaries either; they also suffered from ravaging Bizarre Demons, with the Sinful Denizens covertly plotting their downfall. If they dispatched too many forces, they wouldn’t be able to solve the calamity of Bizarre Demons within their own territories, and they would be at risk of being invaded by the Sinful Denizens, setting an example by obliterating them.
The various forces of the Mysterious Realm sent cultivators to support the effort. Most sent only one or two Body Integration Realm cultivators, while only the nearby Great Sects sent Mahayana Realm cultivators.
Three Mahayana Realm cultivators and more than twenty Body Integration Realm cultivators were a force that, in the past, would have made the Sealed Eastern Land as impregnable as a fortress. But times had changed, and this force was unable to oppose all manner of Bizarre Persons with their strange methods.
"If they’re unwilling to come aid the Sealed Eastern Land, then let the Sealed Land be breached for all I care!" the Fifth Elder said resentfully, his voice laced with anger.
"Don’t talk nonsense!" the Sect Master of Taiqing interjected helplessly.
If the last Sealed Land fell, the Mysterious Realm would lose its final barrier. If powerful Bizarre Demons, strong enough to make even Mahayana Realm cultivators despair, were unleashed, what chance would cultivators and ordinary people have to survive?
Are Sects like the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, Stop-Killing Palace, and Palace of Myriad Images weak? They were not inferior to the top Great Sects. The most formidable among them, the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, boasted six Mahayana Realm Eighth-Rank Great Demons and was once unrivaled. Even such mighty Sects were annihilated by Bizarre Demons.
If history were to repeat itself, could the Sects of the Mysterious Realm, already weakened by internal strife from the great war, withstand another onslaught? Would they still be able to unite and sacrifice everything to seal the Bizarre Demons again?
Even if they wanted to repeat the sealing technique, alas... many materials required to establish the Sealed Lands were now extinct. Though they had the will, they lacked the means to re-establish the four Sealed Lands.
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There really are a lot of Bizarre Demons here. It feels like re-entering a Sealed Land, Jia Ren thought. He arrived at the Tai Qing Sect Realm three days later. The contrast between the Tai Qing Sect Realm and the territories of other Sects was stark; other regions had at most three to five Bizarre Demons within a ten-thousand-mile radius. Within the Tai Qing Sect Realm, Jia Ren saw more than a hundred Bizarre Demons in a similar radius. The density and strength of these Bizarre Demons were on a completely different level. Many regions were devoid of cultivators and ordinary people, resembling a land of the dead.
The Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower is full, and there isn’t much space left in the Supreme Demon-Sealing Tower either, Jia Ren noted. I can only use the evil-suppressing Magic Artifacts and Magical Treasures I obtained earlier to seal the weaker Bizarre Demons.
"HISS! What is this?"
As Jia Ren approached the Taiqing Market, he halted his Escape Light and stood still. The scene before him was utterly shocking. Tens of thousands of desiccated corpses hung suspended in mid-air, swaying gently.
Jia Ren activated his Heavenly Vision and saw threads of Spider Silk, invisible to the naked eye, descending from the sky. These threads of Spider Silk stretched down, attaching to the backs of cultivators, creating a horrifying tableau. The cultivators who were still alive had faces filled with fear and despair as the Spider Silk continuously siphoned away their Spiritual Power. Once their Spiritual Power was depleted, the Spider Silk would begin to draw out their lifespan and blood, until they too became one of the tens of thousands of desiccated corpses.
This Bizarre Demon has been here for who knows how long. A hundred thousand desiccated corpses are just the beginning; the number will only increase.
The Taiqing Market isn’t far from here. Has the Bizarre Demon plague truly worsened to this extent?! Has everyone in the Taiqing Sect perished? The Taiqing Sect is a top-tier Sect with Mahayana Realm cultivators and profound reserves. It can’t possibly be this vulnerable.
Jia Ren recalled that three Sealed Lands had been breached, leaving only the final one intact.
The Hidden Cultivation Sect and the powers behind it would never let this last Sealed Land remain. They are bound to concentrate their forces to breach this final bastion and liberate the Bizarre Demons. The number of Bizarre Demons within the Tai Qing Sect Realm is beyond imagination. Could the last Sealed Land be located within the Tai Qing Sect Realm? Otherwise, the disparity in Bizarre Demon numbers across different territories wouldn’t be so extreme.
Considering this, Jia Ren cautiously concealed his identity to avoid being drawn into the vortex of this battle.
Once the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower was upgraded to a Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure, its internal space expanded, allowing it to accommodate an increasing number of Bizarre Demons. If it advances to a Mysterious Heavenly Spiritual Treasure, the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower could become an entity comparable to the Sealed Lands themselves.
Lost in thought, Jia Ren was preparing to act when four cultivators in white Taoist Robes flew over on their Escape Lights. They possessed an extraordinary aura. The weakest among them was at the Divinity Transformation Stage, while the strongest was at the early Lianxu Stage. The four did not step into the region affected by the Bizarre Demon’s power. Instead, they positioned themselves at four different points, appearing to encircle the Bizarre Demon and the hundred thousand desiccated corpses it controlled.
"You dare cause trouble within the Tai Qing Sect Realm? You shall be executed!"
"Four Saints Evil-Sealing Formation, arise!"
The Heavenly Earth Primordial Qi differentiated, transforming into Spiritual Energy that converged from the four cardinal directions towards their corresponding positions. To the east, a giant dragon shadow congealed—the image of the Azure Dragon. To the west, an immaculate white tiger appeared—the Divine Beast White Tiger. To the south, a bird engulfed in pure white flames materialized—the Vermilion Bird. And to the north, a massive figure, a tortoise intertwined with a snake, took shape—Xuanwu.
The Formation conjured the phantoms of the four Divine Beasts from the Spiritual Energy of the four directions. They roared, heads lifted to the sky, and pounced towards the source of the countless strands of Spider Silk descending from above.
The colossal spider crawling in the sky, as if sensing the threat, let out a soul-shattering scream. It was the source of the Bizarre Silk, the origin of this grotesque mutation.
Instantly, a vast number of desiccated corpses were reinfused with life essence. Seemingly revived, they rushed like marionettes towards the phantoms of the four Divine Beasts.
BOOM!
The desiccated corpses collided with the four Divine Beast phantoms, shattering into debris as if eggs dashed against stone. The four Divine Beast phantoms continued their unstoppable advance, charging towards the giant spider in the clouds. However, before they could get close, invisible strands of Spider Silk fell upon them, attempting to drain their power.
The phantom of Xuanwu trembled. For some unknown reason, the Spider Silk strands shifted their trajectory, moving towards the Xuanwu phantom at a sluggish pace, like a crawling tortoise. The other three Divine Beast phantoms rapidly approached the Bizarre Spider.
A massive tiger’s roar assaulted the eardrums, causing the Bizarre Spider’s movements to stiffen momentarily. Before it could react, the Azure Dragon phantom had already bitten into it. The Bizarre Spider’s body, shimmering with a teal glow, rapidly petrified, resembling a wooden sculpture, rendering it immobile. The other three Divine Beast phantoms then bit into the Bizarre Spider. They unified their power, and strands of arcane runes incessantly spread across the Bizarre Spider, on the verge of sealing it.
After the great calamity of Bizarre Demons, the Great Sects had revived and naturally possessed methods to counter these Bizarre Demons. These four disciples of the Taiqing Sect had combined their strength and were about to seal the formidable Bizarre Spider wreaking havoc within their territory.
"I’ve laid this Spider Silk for so long. Finally, some insects have fallen into my web."
A figure with six spider legs, appearing as if a phantom, emerged directly behind the leading Taiqing Sect Lianxu Stage Cultivator. The six spider legs radiated an eerie glow, piercing through the body-protecting Defensive Lingbao and into the cultivator’s body. A shade of eerie green spread across the Taiqing Sect Lianxu Stage Cultivator’s body.
The cultivator reacted extremely quickly, decisively sending his Ethereal Spirit to flee via Instantaneous Movement.
Preserving the Divine Soul offers a glimmer of hope for survival.
Unfortunately, it was too late. The fleeing Ethereal Spirit, already tinged with that eerie green glow, shattered in mid-air before it could escape far.
"This insect caught in my web isn’t bad!" the Spider Person sneered. "Struggling so much against a mere shed husk of mine? Your level is truly disappointing! The Mysterious Realm has been at peace for too long, and its strength has regressed instead of advancing."
This was the grand web he had meticulously crafted. The giant Bizarre Spider was merely a husk he had shed, left out to divert the Taiqing Sect’s attention. While they were setting up the Four Saints Evil-Sealing Formation, their attention completely focused on it, believing they were about to seal the Bizarre Demon and achieve success... it was precisely when the four of them let down their guard that he struck successfully.
Seeing their leading senior brother meet such a tragic end, the three Divinity Transformation Stage cultivators realized they were no match for the Bizarre Person and transformed into streaks of Escape Light, fleeing the scene.
"Come back!"
The three fleeing figures had barely escaped a short distance when they inexplicably found themselves back in their original positions. Unbeknownst to them, transparent strands of Spider Silk had appeared behind them, already linking them to the Spider Person. Their escape arts were useless within the range of these silks. They would end up like the desiccated corpses here, eventually becoming puppets under his control.
"Rest assured," the Spider Person said, "you will soon meet your fellow sect members and be reunited with them. Times have changed! Cultivators are the cast-offs abandoned by the Great Dao and the world. From this day forward, the Mysterious Realm shall welcome the era of Bizarre Demons!"
The three Taiqing Sect cultivators could not escape. Just as they were about to attack the Spider Person, strands of Spider Silk swiftly bound them like rice dumplings. Feeling their Spiritual Power rapidly draining from their bodies, a look of despair appeared on their faces.
Fear was precisely the sustenance the Spider Person relished. He did not kill them immediately, choosing instead to savor their fear and despair in the moments before death.
"You’re right, the times have changed!"
The Spider Person was delighting in this rare pleasure when, at that moment, a discordant voice rang out. He frowned and looked towards the origin of the sound. A man of utterly unremarkable appearance had shown up at some point, exuding an early Lianxu Stage Spiritual Power Fluctuation.
"What fool dares to play the wolf in sheep’s clothing before me?!" the Spider Person snarled. I’ve killed no fewer than ten Lianxu Stage cultivators. How dare someone of this strength act so insolently before me?
"Die!"
His good mood ruined, dozens of strands of Spider Silk shot forth, intending to suck the human dry into a desiccated corpse.
The sound of wind and thunder suddenly echoed. Before the Spider Person could taste his victim’s fear, a flash of violet lightning danced, and its head flew from its shoulders.
"This is the era of humans!" Jia Ren declared. "Bizarre Demons should be sealed away, buried deep beneath the earth!"
